MAME2010 RetroArch Issues

Josh

Mame2010 RetroArch Issues
There doesn't seem to be much one MAME2010 and RetroPie however many of the romsets only support MAME version 0.138 and none of the MAME Emulators bundled stock with RetroPie support this set fully. I have tried clrmamepro and have had no success. I have recently installed MAME2010 to combat this issue. However, whenever I launch into a game, the RetroArch menu comes up and Starting or Trying to Load a Core is unsuccessful. I am stuck on this screen and can't play any roms with MAME2010. I simply can't understand why this is happening.

Any help will be appreciated,
Thanks again
Josh

dankcushions

There doesn't seem to be much one MAME2010 and RetroPie however many of the romsets only support MAME version 0.138

mame2010 supports 0.139 actually, but close enough :)

have you installed mame2010 and have selected it as your default emulator using runcommand? do you have a full 0.139 set on your pi? have you verified it's correct via clrmamepro?

if yes to both, and if it's kicking you back to emulationstation after launching a rom, paste the contents of /tmp/runcommand.log here, and it should help us figure out the issue :)

BuZz

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first - doesn't seem to matter having it at the top of the forum, as no-one bothers to read it before posting :) Plus this is posted in the area that says it isn't for support.... I'll move it.

Josh

@dankcushions I have just tried to convert the romset (which was 0.138) to 0.139 using clrmamepro and no luck ;(. It loads the game up for a split second and then kicks me out the RetroArch menu. However, it is not kicking me back to emulationstation.

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SOURCE FILE: src/mame/drivers/1943.c
PARENT: 0
NAME: 1943
DESCRIPTION: 1943: The Battle of Midway (Euro)
YEAR: 1987
MANUFACTURER: Capcom
bme01.12d NOT FOUND
bme02.13d NOT FOUND
bme03.14d NOT FOUND
bm.7k NOT FOUND (NO GOOD DUMP KNOWN)
ERROR: required files are missing, the game cannot be run.

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SOURCE FILE: src/mame/drivers/vicdual.c
PARENT: 0
NAME: alphaho
DESCRIPTION: Alpha Fighter / Head On
YEAR: 19??
MANUFACTURER: Data East Corporation
alphaho.col NOT FOUND (NO GOOD DUMP KNOWN)
WARNING: the game might not run correctly.

Is this because I am not using the correct version of MAME. The second game runs and does not return me to the RetroArch screen but I can't input with keyboard or USB SNES Controller. Which version of MAME should I use for 0.138 Rom Packs?

Thanks again,
Josh

Josh

Pi Model: Rapsberry Pi 3
RetroPie version used: RetroPie 3.6
Built from: Binary
USB Devices: Logitech USB Keyboard and Mouse
Controllers: USB SNES Controller (Generic)
Emulator: MAME 2010

dankcushions

when you say you've tried to convert and have had no luck, what happened? we really need more information here.

if you run it through clrmamepro and it didn't like it, then there's no way the emulator is going to work.

Josh

Does this help?

I haven't had any errors I don't think.

Thanks again,
Josh

dankcushions

it says 19 files? shouldn't it be 1000s?

Josh

There were 90 outputted files but only 19 input files I think. I kept the number of roms down so it didn't take long rebuilding thousands. Currently rebuilding 670 at the same settings. Have I set any settings wrong? I followed this tutorial:

Source-Files: 670

Analyzed Files: 6005
Created Files: 7780

Matched Files: 6002
Skipped Files: 3

Advanced Settings

Thanks again,
Josh

dankcushions

you can't treat mame roms in isolation, or even as a subset. the roms don't exist in isolation. they share data across different .zips and are not standalone. you can't just pick one .zip file (or 19) and expect it to run, as it probably won't have the entire files it needs, unless it's a parent rom.

i would do the whole set at once, and always have an entire set on your pi

Josh

I have just put the entire of set one from

read the forum rules! https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules

(around 2.1GB) onto the pi and still some games boot me out to the retroarch menu and when I got into a game that booted up (1945) it didn't allow me to define my USB SNES Controller... Do I need another vesion of MAME that will automatically play 0.139 roms?

Thanks again,
Josh

dankcushions

set one is not the whole of 0.139 so you'll run into problems like i've described. the full set is way bigger. like i said, you need the whole set to satisfy all the dependencies, unless you build a subset of only parents, or split sets, via clrmamepro.

controller issues are something else. i don't understand what you mean by "didn't allow me to define my USB SNES Controller", but it's a different issue.

Josh

I have just attempted both Split Sets and Non-Merged Sets and No Luck, it still boots me back to the same retroarch menu. However, when I used non-merged sets, there were a lot more roms. Isn't there any emulator on RetroPie that can natively handle 0.138 roms?

The Retroarch Menu

Thanks again,

Josh

dankcushions

as i've said, mame2010 supports 0.139, not 0.138. you have to convert a complete set, and you should transfer the whole set to your pi, or only use parent roms.

you can easily see what sets each emulator supports via the documentation https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Managing-ROMs

Josh

I'm still having a few issues but most games now work

Thanks
Josh